If you just can't wait any longer, or your personal jet is in the shop and you can't make the trip to the UAE right away, there's still a way to get your hands on the Galaxy S III experience. Kind of.

Thanks to Smando over at the xda developers forum, Galaxy S II users can now port the launcher from the new S III onto their phone. If you want a taste of the latest and greatest of Samsung's Touchwiz, you can find download links on the original forum post. You can choose from a 4x5 layout for the launcher or give 5x5 a try, although you may run into some force-closes with certain 4x4 widgets.

The port only works on Samsung-based ROMs, though, so if you're running AOSP, you may be out of luck.

Of course, you won't get any of the sweetness of the Galaxy S III's improved specs with the port, but it's a nice glimpse into what life in a new Galaxy far far a few weeks away could be like.

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